Y Combinator - This Week at YC: Our Year in Review

Happy holidays from all of us at YC!

December 27, 2022

🗓 Our year in review

Over the past year, we've funded 650+ startups from 40+ countries, welcomed two new public companies, resumed in-person batch events, and so much more. YC's Geoff Ralston looks back at 2022 — with an eye on the future.


🧐 Critiquing startup websites with Webflow's CEO

In a special episode of Design Review, YC Group Partner Aaron Epstein is joined by the CEO of Webflow, Vlad Magdalin. They review the websites of three YC funded companies—as well as one website from our Youtube audience!

🚀 The Launchpad

Discover new YC companies and products

Ready by Ruth Health

Bite-sized videos for a better postpartum recovery
Los Angeles, California

Valo Hyperfoil

The electric flying personal watercraft of the future
Alameda, California

Stellar

Modern goal tracking platform focused on agile collaboration
San Francisco, California

Flagright Launchpad

Radically simplify fintech licensing & BaaS onboarding
Berlin, Germany
Find more YC companies and discover new products

🌎 YC Community

Highlights from our founders in the news
A platform addressing mental health for women
St. Pete Catalyst
At-home blood testing just got a whole lot better
NEO.LIFE
How fashion can minimise the billion-dollar return problem
Vogue Business
Embark provides first truck to Knight-Swift as part of industry-first truck transfer program
Self Drive News
How manufacturers can improve collaboration with their suppliers
Forbes

🔥 Hacker News

Top posts from this week
  1. Serverless Video Transcription inspired by Cyberpunk 2077 (github.com/elanmart)
  2. Rotary Keyboard (squidgeefish.com)
  3. Life is Short (2016) (paulgraham.com)
  4. We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom (2021) (realizeengineering.blog)
  5. I still use Flash (foon.uk)
  6. Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 edition) 
  7. Productivity Blocker (productivityblocker.com)
  8. There oughta be a Game Boy capture cartridge (there.oughta.be)
  9. Show HN: Portable Secret – How I store my secrets and communicate privately (mprimi.github.io)
  10. A collection of Soviet control rooms (2017) (blog.presentandcorrect.com)
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👩🏼‍🚀 Jobs at YC startups

Early stage to later stage, these startups are hiring now

Founding Engineer

Caddie (YC S22)
“Contact Sales” experience for B2B websites

Remote • $150k - $225k • 0.25% - 1.00%

Engineering Manager

Spade (YC W22)
Enriched transaction data you can build on

New York, NY • $185k - $210k • 0.60% - 0.80%

Mobile & Full-stack Developer

Fleek (YC W22)
A B2B marketplace for wholesale second hand fashion

San Francisco, CA / Remote • $140k • 0.20%

Customer Success Manager

Kula (YC W22)
Salesforce for law firms

London, United Kingdom • $50k - $70k • 0.10% - 0.50%
Browse more open roles

💸 Money Moves

The latest raises and rounds from YC companies
Metriport (YC S22)
$2.4M Seed
San Francisco, California

TechCrunch: Healthcare data is a mess and Metriport is here with a broom
Bakool (YC W22)
Undisclosed Seed
Jakarta, Indonesia

TechNode: Y Combinator-backed Indonesian startup Bakool bags seed funding
SaveIN (YC W22)
Undisclosed Seed
Delhi, India

Entrepreneur: Fintech startup SaveIN raises funds in its funding round
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